Bob Hempel

{{Short description|Australian rules footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}

{{Use Australian English|date=September 2015}}

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| name = Bob Hempel

| image =

| fullname = Robert William Hempel

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1936|11|09|df=y}}

| birth_place =

| death_date =

| death_place =

| originalteam = Yarraville

| height = 180 cm

| weight = 70 kg

| position =

| statsend = 1957

| years1 = 1955-57

| club1 = Yarraville (VFA)

| games_goals1 = 10 (14)

| years2 = 1957

| club2 = {{AFL Foo}}

| games_goals2 = {{0}}2 {{0}}(2)

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Bob Hempel (born 9 November 1936) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).{{cite book |title=The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 |last=Holmesby|first=Russell|last2=Main|first2=Jim |year=2014 |edition=10th |isbn=978-1-921496-32-5 |publisher=BAS Publishing |location=Seaford, Victoria |page=386}}

After leaving Footscray, he played country football with Benalla, Euroa and Wangaratta Rovers, being selected in the Ovens & Murray League representative teams on several occasions.{{cite web |url=https://kbonreflection.wordpress.com/tag/bob-hempel/ |title=Give the Hemps a go... |publisher=KB Hill}}